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Yes, I'm sure Apple is desperate to cash in on all of that mad DVD drive money.

• Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
  Maybe not the DVD drive, but certainly a USB hub for more ports and an external SD card reader.
  • danaris 3y ago
    I'm about 95% sure Apple doesn't actually make a USB hub. (I'd check, but the store is still down for keynote-related updates.) I think positing that Apple somehow makes extra money by making people buy third-party USB hubs—the vast majority of which will be bought from Amazon, whether or not Apple sells any in their own online store—is stretching juuuust a little bit to paint them as greedy.
    • Our_Benefactors 3y ago
      This attitude is unshrewd business. They certainly sell USB c hubs, probably Belkin branded with almost-Apple quality finishing, at a 50% markup over a similar generic option. They make money off the products sold in their store, by creating a market that wouldn’t have existed if all the ports were in the laptop
    • Our_Benefactors 3y ago
      This attitude is unshrewd business. They certainly sell USB c hubs, probably Belkin branded with almost-Apple quality finishing, at a 50% markup or more over a similar generic option. They make money off the products sold in their store, by creating a market that wouldn’t have existed if all the ports were in the laptop in the first place.